South Bound

Well, good things do come to those who put up with enough shit. I finally got a chance to go to the Palmer Station, Antarctica. After 10 seasons at McMurdo they finally had some work for me at what some say is the crown jewel of the US bases on the Antarctic continent. I'll be headed home to see the folks on the 1st of July and then fly back to Denver July 9th for 2 days of orientation before starting the long trip south. Denver to Dallas to Santiago to Punta Arenas(PA) where I'll spend a day or 2 before getting on the Lawrence L Gould to take a boat ride which may or may not make me puke over the side. This will be my first time out on the open seas. I'm psyched! My boyfriend Scott is on that boat right now, just a few hours from pulling back into port in PA. He just spent a month there and he told me I'll love it and won't want to leave. It could be the open fireplace or the hot tub or the serve yourself bar, but really I think it's the more relaxed pace of things and so few people. What ever it is I'll figure it out and take lots of pictures. I've got a new camera in mind just for the occasion. This contract will last from July 9th to Sept. 10th and then it will be back to NY and the folks before heading back to Denver again for a second orientation I'm sure before heading to New Zealand and then down to McMurdo for a summer, Oct. to Feb. So that pretty much covers the next 9 month of my life and i hope i remember to write in my personal blogosphere a bit more often. So for no this is it and I will return.